Thread: 22-250AI

Hi there. I'm new to this forum.
I've been following yas along for a long time now.
I've got a tikka 22-250, it's about 4yrs old. I've just had it reamed to Ackley improve it. I've been told by gunsmith its chamber is WAY off center and was made this way. He put it together as best he can and I will try out soon.
Is this common for tikka rifles?

But its a tikka! People here wank on about them and how good they are all the time.

Originally Posted by kidmac42

But its a tikka! People here wank on about them and how good they are all the time.

I heard about a 30-06 that has a short chamber & won't take some brands of factory ammo....

Over all though extremely good value for money

Originally Posted by Icawkwell

Hi there. I'm new to this forum.
I've been following yas along for a long time now.
I've got a tikka 22-250, it's about 4yrs old. I've just had it reamed to Ackley improve it. I've been told by gunsmith its chamber is WAY off center and was made this way. He put it together as best he can and I will try out soon.
Is this common for tikka rifles?

Which gunsmith told you that

If the chamber was "way out" poking a AI reamer up it won't true it up, a reamer will just follow the hole that is already there.

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Not if you bore out the lump for a start to let it go straight again

Yep but you could end up with a Wide chamber. Not knowing the run out ,it is hard to say.

Originally Posted by tui_man2

Not if you bore out the lump for a start to let it go straight again

If the case head end is running out then short of going to a bigger case you aint fixin it without causing another problem tho.

I had a high end custom gun from a central North Island builder that had a un straight chamber.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

If the case head end is running out then short of going to a bigger case you aint fixin it without causing another problem tho.

I have never ever seen one run out at the casehead but have seen plenty out at the shoulder/neck/throat

Originally Posted by tui_man2

I have never ever seen one run out at the casehead but have seen plenty out at the shoulder/neck/throat

Neck and throat are the same diameter when you AI something tho are they not?

And anyone with half a brain/ not lazy will push the shoulder forward to give you a new neck/throat with the new reamer,

Originally Posted by tui_man2

And anyone with half a brain/ not lazy will push the shoulder forward to give you a new neck/throat with the new reamer,

If you have enough Knox I take it?

Talking few mm, how may standard t3s? Don't need knox need a shoulder still and have plenty.

Jus't don't buy a Tikka